356

Nice car arrived at my workshop last week. Not vw but has a lot of dub bits.

It's a 1959 356A. I'm doing some engine and suspension repairs.
Beautifully restored 19 years ago.

WHAT??

A NARROWED FRONT BEAM ON A 356 ????

Looks terrible IMHO...

I thought for the moment You had won lotto Matt... lol

LEE

Nice porsche,but i like the panel👍

Lee. Not narrowed, this car is bone stock all the way. I LOVE the look tho.

vw mad. Do you want the panel.....quite rusty or I would be doing something with it......like send it to the UK😂

Matt if i was closer i would be very keen,i have a 69 panel,are you going to wreck it out??? anymore photos cheers shane.

Lovely 356, have they changed it to VW power?

Cheers,
Kevin

A little bit sweeter then the one I have down stairs...
Such gorgeous rides!

rueb, out of curiostiy how many cars do you have?

sweet 356 mat, not a fan of porsches in general but always had a soft spot for the 356

ahh, ive been wondering what happened to that, drove past it alot on my way to work awhile back but havent seen for 6months or so, looks better in daylight as you roll past than in pics, give the owner my thumbs up, especially for actually using it as a car!

vwmad wrote:Matt if i was closer i would be very keen,i have a 69 panel,are you going to wreck it out??? anymore photos cheers shane.

Can take pics for you shane, just let me know what areas of interest.

chickenfillet wrote:Lovely 356, have they changed it to VW power?

Cheers,
Kevin

Nah mate, the owner of this one loves it for it's originality. Altho she's only done 5000km since resto/engine build, there are a few issues with the heads to rectify.
The owner is talking of getting a high performance version built similar to this outlaw that was sold recently in Sydney.

reub-revhead wrote:A little bit sweeter then the one I have down stairs...
Such gorgeous rides!

Oh you have great taste Reub.....my fav colour too. Mmmmmm😍
So sweet to drive.

polak wrote:sweet 356 mat, not a fan of porsches in general but always had a soft spot for the 356

Cheers Adam, I do love em, but alwas fall back to the practicality of a Volkswagen.

STIDUB wrote:ahh, ive been wondering what happened to that, drove past it alot on my way to work awhile back but havent seen for 6months or so, looks better in daylight as you roll past than in pics, give the owner my thumbs up, especially for actually using it as a car!

Yeah mate, cars need to be used, this one is very loved. Certainly looks the biz in the flesh.

👍
I still can't understand the $$'s these things are pulling... Not sure I've met a VW owner who doesn't lust after a 356.
I'm amazed how the little 1600 pulls easily to 6500 rpm too.

Is that the one from Melbourne that was lead wiped and file finished by hand! If so the person that got it, got a bargain. That thing will be solid as!

Cheers

Steve

I've just seen the outlaw 356 for sale at CTS $125K!!!

http://www.classicthrottleshop.com/classics.htm

matara, maybe, I know its from Vic and have seen pics of a BEAUTIFUL bare metal hand filed body job, as I said in the first post it was 19 years ago, (resto began in 1984!).

chickenfillet, That's the outlaw that got this guy going after I had been in his ear about some horsepower, he would have bought it week before last, but it had just sold.

I want one of these..... 😎

colonel mustard wrote:I want one of these..... 😎

I Have a 250km/h version of that sitting on my desk not 2 foot away.... I keep thinking about adapting it to fit the dub....

I love 356's... Especially when they are being driven properly!



Classic always gets a good turnout of them...

68AutoBug wrote:WHAT??

A NARROWED FRONT BEAM ON A 356 ????

Looks terrible IMHO...

I thought for the moment You had won lotto Matt... lol

LEE

Those damn 50's Porsche engineers and their narrow beams.
Love an early 356's 'natural' tuck.....like warm apple pie.
What a beautiful car!

P.S. I bought that Outlaw from CTS......then I woke up all hot and sweaty.
That is the ultimate dream IMHO, pure gold!

boristherat wrote:

68AutoBug wrote:WHAT??

A NARROWED FRONT BEAM ON A 356 ????

Looks terrible IMHO...

I thought for the moment You had won lotto Matt... lol

LEE

Those damn 50's Porsche engineers and their narrow beams.
Love an early 356's 'natural' tuck.....like warm apple pie.
What a beautiful car!

P.S. I bought that Outlaw from CTS......then I woke up all hot and sweaty.
That is the ultimate dream IMHO, pure gold!

We're all individuals...😂......lucky eh?

man... not a cheap car at all... awesome looking though.

just leave it with keys up the road if you run outta space there mate 😉

Yeah, that outlaw is the one from Melb. The panel work was done at Ryan's panelshop, Classic Resto. Ryan is on this forum. I believe the T4 engine was done by VolksPower
Raf

karmannghia60 wrote:Yeah, that outlaw is the one from Melb. The panel work was done at Ryan's panelshop, Classic Resto. Ryan is on this forum. I believe the T4 engine was done by VolksPower
Raf

Hmm funny you say local engine, all the blurb I've seen (two different journo articles) say it's an engine built by the "legendary" Bernie Bergman, 2.4, I assumed type one, pics look type one too.
Ryan must be Hellbus....beautiful work from what we've seen here.

Heres the one i have lying around downstairs

Mmmmmm. Very nice Steve. Read green with envy.

No, Ryan is not Hellbus
Definitely was a T4 built by VolksPower when it was in Melbourne. I recall clearly because I spoke to the owner about how they had to modify the underside of the decklid to provide enough clearance for the fan. Maybe they replaced the engine after that

karmannghia60 wrote:No, Ryan is not Hellbus
Definitely was a T4 built by VolksPower when it was in Melbourne. I recall clearly because I spoke to the owner about how they had to modify the underside of the decklid to provide enough clearance for the fan. Maybe they replaced the engine after that

Engine was a type 1 Bernie Burgman 2.4 with a Porsche fan installed at Volkspower

This is Anthony's 356 isn't it?
I had the pleasure of talking to him a couple of times about it - beautiful car ....
I agree with you guys when you say its great to see them being used properly!
Here are some pics of my daily 😉

great looking car, those oldies always amaze me, didn't the designers know about rubber on road gives grip?🙅

Beautiful car 007, and glad to here you use yours too. Yes it's Anthony's, and certainly a prestine example.